Obsolete

Recorded live in a single sitting with a creaky grand piano and two microphones, Obsolete is as concerned with exploring the spaces between notes as the notes themselves, giving each song room to breathe and encouraging the ear to wander. The percussive qualities of the piano are dissolved by the air surrounding each note, leaving an aching space for the tones to resonate.

Memorybell channels the wandering and simplicity-loving spirits of Erik Satie, Brian Eno and William Basinski using short figures with so much space between each phrase that you almost forget the notes before were played. Outerbridge will play a few notes, then let them hang in emptiness for a few whole seconds before continuing the melodic idea… Fans of Eno or Grouper will be pleased with another addition to their playlists for meditation, studying or falling asleep.

- Exclaim! | September 2016